Baku vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baku	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1968	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$316	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$602	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.4	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	72
😀 Quality of life	60	54
🏙️ Population	2.3M	16.8M

The cost of living in Baku is 78% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6590th and 8899th ($766 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5270th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Dhaka

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	Baku	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.9	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.34	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.66	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$936	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.09%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2039	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1010	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.5	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.45	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.5	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.07	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.2	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6252	$1681

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Cities near Baku

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Sumqayit	$707
92 km or 57 mi	Sirvan	$634
150 km or 93 mi	Khachmaz	$676
198 km or 123 mi	Lankaran	$608
215 km or 133 mi	Oguz	$627
229 km or 142 mi	Yevlakh	$618
230 km or 143 mi	Barda	$618
242 km or 151 mi	Shaki	$607
270 km or 168 mi	Ardabil	$827
296 km or 184 mi	Ganja	$481
313 km or 195 mi	Goris	$967
318 km or 198 mi	Ahar	$622
320 km or 199 mi	Kapan	$961
343 km or 213 mi	Rasht	$534
350 km or 218 mi	Makhachkala	$535
352 km or 218 mi	Lahijan	$552
381 km or 237 mi	Aktau	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Tabriz	$658
408 km or 254 mi	Zhanaozen	$576
411 km or 256 mi	Marand	$553
416 km or 258 mi	Gardabani	$767
426 km or 265 mi	Rustavi	$660
428 km or 266 mi	Zanjan	$466
440 km or 274 mi	Marneuli	$813
442 km or 274 mi	Abovyan	$1094
445 km or 276 mi	Tbilisi	$1016
452 km or 281 mi	Yerevan	$1199
453 km or 282 mi	Maragheh	$573
454 km or 282 mi	Vanadzor	$697
456 km or 283 mi	Qazvin	$618
456 km or 284 mi	Masis	$1081
461 km or 286 mi	Ashtarak	$1071
465 km or 289 mi	Khoy	$419
472 km or 293 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
473 km or 294 mi	Spitak	$833
474 km or 294 mi	Grozny	$608
486 km or 302 mi	Amol	$557
491 km or 305 mi	Babol	$458
492 km or 306 mi	Armavir	$990
495 km or 308 mi	Nazarabad	$645

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314